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eurOut magazine Dear reader

About:

Even though 2011 is well on its

‘Studying LesBians’ for us. Ladies,

way, we wanted to look back on the

thank you so much for your work!

previous year one last time. That’s

We’ve also started writing a monthly

why we decided to make an extra

European entertainment column for

edition of our magazine for you, to

AfterEllen.com, which we will continue

show you the highlights of lesBian

with this year. So all in all we’re

European entertainment and politics.

changing and evolving just as much

Don’t worry though, we’re not just

as the lesBian world we keep writing

looking back. Everything you need

about.

to

know

about

what’s

currently

happening in Europe, is in here too.

I was recently on a Dutch lesBian discussion panel about visibility and

Anna writes about a pretty prevalent

networking,

lesbian stereotype in ‘LesBian Life’

and the other two panel members

and Chantal takes a look at a new

if we thought that everything we’re

Spanish lesbian web series for you,

striving for would be completed in ten

called El Vlog de Greta. Natazzz

years. I can summarize my answer

tackles quite a shocking study, and

with two words: hell no. Things will

lists some of her favorite songs from

undoubtedly be different by then,

lesBian European artists. And last

but full equality, more visibility and

but not least, Ley shares some of

less stereotypical representations still

her personal experiences with long-

have a long, long way to go.

distance

relationships.

The

and

they

asked

me

funny

thing is that she’s not the only one

Having said that, I’m looking forward

on our staff that’s in a long-distance

to what 2011 has in store for us!

relationship. The idea of having your

Hopefully it’ll be mostly good and

girl live in the same city or country

not so much of the bad and ugly, but

as you do is a nice one, but at the

one thing is for sure: we’ll be there to

same time being in a long-distance

cover it all. A happy new year to all of

relationship can be life-changing and

you and talk to you again soon.

so rewarding.

This magazine is a monthly publication of eurOut.org, the leading website for European lesBian entertainment and political news in the English language.

EurOut.org was launched in September 2008, and is now one of the most frequently visited sites on the web for gay women who are interested in European lesBian entertainment news, storylines on television, movies, music, events and political news. On a day-to-day basis eurOut.org provides thousands of readers with news, columns, in-depth articles, opinionated pieces and interviews.

Readers also have the opportunity to connect with each other, to learn more about each other’s culture, environment and life, or to just have chats about the concerts they visited. Besides giving lesBians their much needed visibility, eurOut.org wants to create more understanding and solidarity among European lesBians, so that we can grow and develop into a European community that supports each other.

Feel free to contact us with any questions, tips, remarks, or to just let us know what you think. Find our website at

www.eurout.org.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Saskia Joreen (editor@eurout.org)

Last year was an eventful year for

Warm regards,

eurOut. We’ve had to say goodbye to two very valued members of our

Saskia Joreen

core team, staff writer Joan and

Editor-in-Chief

entertainment editor Natazzz, though the latter will continue to write her regular columns ‘Lists Are Hot’ and

LAYOUT: Anna McFaith (faith@eurout.org) Editor of Politics: Maxime (politics@eurout.org) Art DirectION: Embla (embla.eurout@gmail.com) ContributORS IN THIS ISSUE: Chantal (Chantal@eurout.org) Ley (Ley@eurout.org) Natazzz Special inspirational thanks go out to Sandra Showtime, founder of eurOut.org.

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In This Issue

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4

The Most Memorable Entertainment Moments

of 2010 6

Studying LesBians: Offences by LesBian

Teens Are Seen As More Offensive 9

Review: New Spanish Web Series ‘El Vlog de

Greta’

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10

We Are Everywhere

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2010 in LGBT Politics: Looking Back and

Forward 14

Lists Are Hot: 10 Songs by European

LesBians

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16

Lesbian Life: Pets

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Long-Distance Relationships

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The Lesbian News Stack

22

Where Are We on Television?

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A List of LGBT Organizations

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The Most Memorable Entertainment Moments of 2010 Ah 2010, you went by so very, very fast. It’s been quite a rollercoaster ride and we at eurOut have brought you no less than 700 posts on lesbian and bisexual topics in this year alone.

As we kick off 2011, Anna takes you through our archives and shares with you her top 10 of the most telling lesBian European entertainment news of 2010. By: Anna McFaith

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1. Coronation Street’s lesbian couple

2. Gay Games

It’s not a surprise that Coronation Street’s lesbian couple

Even if you suck at sports, hate watching them and can’t

Sophian are in first place on this list. Starting April last

remember what to do with a ball, the Gay Games Cologne

year, there has been a slow-building, sweet and thoughtful

should have been at the top of your to do list last year as

relationship growing between Brooke Vincent’s Sophie and

is was the Gay event. Especially regular eurOut readers

Sacha Parkinson’s Sian on one of the UK’s longest running

were aware of the event as it was our first time in offline

soap series. While we may have been skeptical in the

promotion with nearly the whole of the team. We had a

beginning, we are happy to stand corrected. This was the

great time at the Gay Games and it was wonderful to meet

year of the successful lesBian storylines and we honour all!

so many wonderful people from the website!

3. Lip Service

4. Kiana Firouz finally gets to stay in the UK

Whoever missed the arrival of lesBian series Lip Service

While not exactly entertainment, the global lesBian

last year, has been living under a rock. You may not

community waited with bated breath to hear what the UK

have watched, but you have heard of it or read about it

government would decide about the deportation of lesbian

on eurOut. Like America’s L Word, Lip Service gave us a

filmmaker Kiana Firouz. For a while it looked like she

chance to bond over semi-familiar lesBian happenings.

would be sent back to Iran to face the death penalty for

It’s been a rollercoaster ride of bad decisions and delicious

being homosexual. When the news broke that she would,

dyke drama and we love it! Here is to hoping the second

in fact, be granted asylum, we breathed a sigh of relief.

season will be equally awesome!

Congratulations Kiana; keep doing what you are doing!

The Most Memorable Entertainment Moments of 2010

5. eurOut.org magazine

6. Israel’s Dancing with the Stars

Alright, I admit, this one is a bit self-centered, but 2010 did

When the first ever lesbian dance couple comes from Israel

see the start of the eurOut.org magazine and we are very,

of all places, it deserves a very honorable mention on this

very proud of it! Is it one of the best things to happen to

list. Sports reporter Gili Shem-Tov agreed to compete in

lesBian visibility and awareness? Probably not, but we love

Dancing with the Stars, but insisted that she would dance

making it and you love reading it, so there; it’s in!

with a woman.

7. I Can Hardly Wait by Complicated Universal Cum

8. Dutch soap series

Before I even turned to the archives, I made a list of things

Last year we were treated to not one, but two lesBian

I remembered vividly from 2010. This one was almost at

‘storylines’ on Dutch soaps and both were short lived and

the very top. There were more great girl-on-girl kiss music

awful. ONM was the first, which was why we at eurOut

videos last year but none of them were talked about quite

gave it some coverage in the form of recaps. GTST, which

so much as this one. For good reason, obviously.

came next, only gathered honorable mentions. bit.ly/eurout-onm and bit.ly/eurout-gtst

9. Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)

10. Cassidy leaves Eastenders over storyline

In the last months of 2010 Verbotene Liebe started gracing

In 2005, UK soap Eastenders decided to introduce a very

us with a very speedy, but well-written lesBian storyline

ill-conceived lesBian storyline which was doomed from the

between Miriam and Rebecca. It shows that just fulfilling

start. In January 2010, one of the actresses involved in the

the lesBian quota isn’t enough for some soap series’

storyline told a magazine she left the series not long after

writers and producers; some actually strive for equality.

the lesBian storyline ended, partly because of her lesBian

bit.ly/eurout-miribecca

storyline. Bringing this up five years later? Not cool.

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Studying LesBians Offences by LesBian Teens Are Seen As More Offensive This edition of Studying LesBians is about a study on the relation between sexual orientation and punishment. By: Natazzz

Last month an article was published

schools, as well as by the police and

These results are rather shocking.

in the academic journal Pediatrics,

the courts. Even more striking is that

Even more shocking is, or perhaps it’s

entitled: ‘Criminal-Justice and School

in general, non-straight teenagers were

not that surprising, that these results

Sanctions

Nonheterosexual

found to be much less likely involved

especially applied to lesBians. In other

Youth: A National Longitudinal Study’.

in any serious misbehaviour. More

words, the simple fact of being a

The article describes a study involving

specifically, this involved things like

lesBian as a teen can get you expelled,

15,700 American teenagers, who were

being expelled from school, getting

or even put in jail. Before we discuss

followed for seven years, and had

stopped by the police, but also more

the implications of this, let’s look at the

many aspects of their lives studied.

serious sanctions like juvenile arrest,

study more closely.

The main things researchers Kathryn

juvenile conviction, adult arrest, and

Himmelstein

adult conviction.

Against

and

Hannah

Brückner

looked at were sexual orientation and a

During the 1994-1995 school year, a little over 20,000 kids in grades

number of sanctions by schools and the

In the article itself it’s summarized

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criminal justice system.

as follows: “Nonheterosexual youth

extensively

suffer disproportionate educational and

interview was followed up in 1996 and

Their main findings were that non-

criminal-justice punishments that are

again during the 2000-2001 school

straight teenagers were 40% more

not explained by greater engagement

year, when the kids from the first wave

likely to be punished in some way by

in illegal or transgressive behaviours.”

were between 18 and 26 years old.

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through

12 about

were their

interviewed lives.

This

Studying LesBians Offences by LesBian Teens Are Seen As More Offensive They still managed to keep 15,700 of

male/female?’, and sexual identification

the original respondents, which is quite

was measured with a Kinsey-type scale.

impressive. Even more impressive is

This appears like a more extensive way

The researchers also assessed what

that they managed to collect so much

of assessing sexual orientation in teens

kind of misbehaviour the teenagers

data from such a large sample of

than is often the case.

had engaged in, ranging from minor

teenagers.

misbehaviour (e.g. running away from

Everything about the study and how it was conducted seems

ok,

and I couldn’t find

any

big

flaws or other reasons

are more fluid in their sexuality.

for

these results to

An interesting side-note is that for

home, lying to parents), moderate

many teenagers sexual orientation and

misbehaviour

(e.g.

stealing,

“LGBT teens were more likely to be sanctioned”

be inaccurate.

selling

d r u g s , driving car

a

without

the owner’s permission) and

violent

b e h a v i o u r.

same-sex attraction isn’t a very stable

This behaviour was controlled for in the

thing yet, with big differences between

study, as well as age, gender, ethnicity

This longitudinal health study looked

behaviour and identification; not only

and socio-economic status.

into many aspects of the kids’ lives, but

over time but also within a wave.

in this article only sexual orientation

For example, 28% of the teens who

It

and sanctions by school and the justice

reported same-sex behaviour identified

relationship was between being straight

system were assessed.

completely as straight.

or not and six different outcomes:

Categorizations into straight and

In the total sample, 17.1% of female

arrested before the age of 18, convicted

not-straight

respondents

(or

was

then

assessed

what

the

expelled from school, stopped by police, were

made

based

on

reported

same-sex

pled

guilty)

in

juvenile

court,

answers about three aspects of sexual

attraction, 6.2% reported same-sex

arrested after turning 18, and convicted

orientation: same-sex attraction, same-

relationships and 14.5% self-identified

(or pled guilty) in adult court.

sex experiences and identification with

as

labels of sexual orientation. This was

These numbers were a little higher

Results

measured with questions like: ‘Have

than for boys, but boys tend to be more

indicated being attracted to or having

you ever had a romantic attraction to a

extreme (straight or gay), whereas girls

had experiences with the same-sex

other

than

100%

heterosexual. showed

that

teens

who

Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon in the 1996 crime thriller ‘Bound’

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Studying LesBians Offences by LesBian Teens Are Seen As More Offensive These are very plausible explanations for the results found in this study, and they also explain why they are mainly found for girls. It seems like it is not so much a case of homophobia (although I am sure that plays a role as well), but the fact that too many people (with power) do not like it when girls aren’t behaving like stereotypical, pretty, silly, Hannah Brückner

dumb girls.

Kathryn Himmelstein

were more likely to be sanctioned by

I am surprised not more or better

school or police. Interestingly, when it

possible explanations for these findings

comes to identifications, only girls who

were

identified as non-straight were more

surprising that nothing is said about the

likely to be sanctioned (it made no

fact that being sanctioned is mainly a

difference for boys).

problem for non-straight girls. Surely,

given.

I

especially

think

it’s

there’s plenty of plausible reasons for In

other

of

this. For example, lesbian pop culture

non-

website AfterEllen mentioned that it’s

straight youth were more likely to be

well known that lesbians who do not

expelled from school, being stopped by

conform to traditional feminine roles and

the police and even ended up in court

behaviour are often seen as aggressive

more often than straight teens. This was

and uncooperative. In addition, lesbian

especially the case for identifying as

website Autostraddle talks about how

non-straight and being attracted to the

“the juvenile-justice system also has a

same sex, and not so much for same-

history of policing female sexuality, and

sex romantic or sexual behaviour. Again,

a history of being antagonistic towards

this was mainly a problem for girls,

girls with ‘aggressive’ or ‘masculine’

who were much more likely than their

gender presentations”.

misbehaviour,

words,

regardless

ethnicity,

etc.;

Could it really be that sad? It would be a really interesting follow-up study. Let’s have a closer look at all girls who get into trouble with the law or at school and those who do not, and see if it’s girly behaviour that explains a big part of it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this were the case.

I would also love to see studies like these for Western European teenagers.

Do we find the same results or not at all? In most Western European countries, we seem to be a little less all new. all european. all lesbian.

concerned

with

all new. all european. all lesbian.

traditional

female

behaviour, so perhaps we wouldn’t find the same things. Or perhaps we are just as homophobic over here?

straight counterparts to be expelled from school, stopped by the police or even arrested and convicted. What’s up with that?

The

article

offers

a

number

of

possible explanations. Most of these suggestions can be summed up as due to homophobia: getting punished for deviant behaviour or for being different. Other explanations do not seem very plausible: they focus on same-sex behaviour explanations even though it’s identification and attraction that is related to sanctions. They also wonder if it’s due to self-measures of identification, as if sexual orientation could ever be assessed by anyone but the person themselves.

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Studying LesBians Studying LesBians is a regular column written by Natazzz, in which she discusses current and not-socurrent research about lesbians and bisexual women.

Further Reading: The full research article: bit.ly/pediatrics-pdf AfterEllen’s article about the study: bit.ly/ae-study Autostraddle’s article about the study: bit.ly/as-study

Review: New Spanish Web Series ‘El Vlog de Greta’ When television isn’t showing us enough lesBians, the internet often comes to the rescue. Spain has just seen a new lesbian web series pop up: ‘El Vlog de Greta’. We watched the first episode and reviewed it for you. By: Chantal The new Spanish web series El Vlog de Greta revolves around four friends and one new tenant who are basically looking for love and getting in trouble for it. Or at least that’s the impression I get from their conversations.

Here’s

a

short

rundown

of

the

characters: • Sara (Sara Casasnovas) is a props manager

and

supposedly

can

do

wonders with her hands and might actually be the cutest of the bunch (next to Viv).

The cast of El Vlog de Greta

• Trinity (Gemma Martínez). She lives with Greta, but they’re not together.

She’s

a

video game designer

and

according to Greta, she’s very unique.

•

Then

we

have

Berenice

(Maru

Valdivielso); she’s the landlady of the place where newcomer Viv is going to live and the group’s personal oracle.

• Greta (Esperanza Pedreño) is pretty much the group’s… err, well, enforcer if you will. She looks to be the most aggressive of the bunch. She used to be an economist, but is now a video artist.

•

And

then

there’s

Viv

(Marina

Salas). She’s, well, for one she’s just adorable.

She

studies

audio-visual

communications and is the newest tenant of Berenice.

El Vlog de Greta is a bit of a mix. It has a vlog (video blog) feel when the main character Greta is doing her vlogs and a quirky amateur play feel when more than one character is on screen.

The first

episode revolves around

the girls having been invited by Greta (except for Viv, she was just there, I

didn’t exactly get that part, but I’m

Though there are subtitles, the series

grateful for the eye candy) because

is in Spanish and trying to keep up

Greta

the

with what’s going on and reading the

R.O.P.A. method has been accepted.

subtitles at the same time is a bit hard

‘R.O.P.A.’, you ask? Apparently that

to do, but manageable. The first episode

stands for ‘Reception of Ovules from

actually made me quite curious on what

your Partner’, which basically means

is going to happen next and I didn’t

lesBians can get pregnant with each

think it would.

has

an

announcement;

all new. all european. all lesbian.

all new. all european. all lesbian.

other’s fertilized eggs… Yeah. I know.

Turns

out

that

Greta

wanted

to

get pregnant by using her partner’s previously fertilized egg. Except that in Spain you weren’t able to donate sperm or eggs unless you were husband and wife. So Greta wrote to the website of

the

Secretary

of

Equality

that

they should change the law to stop discriminating against gay marriages. Et voila! The law was changed.

They then decide to play a game of ‘Never have I ever…’ and hilarity ensues; two women have been caught with erotic items at the airport, one woman doesn’t like to go down on girls and one

Further Reading: Official website: elvlogdegreta.com El Vlog de Greta on YouTube: youtube.com/user/ elvlogdegreta Lists Are Hot: 10 LesBian Web Series: bit.ly/eurout-lahwebseries

breaks the fourth wall.

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We Are Everywhere

By: Natazzz & Saskia Joreen

Here is your overview of everything that happened and is about to happen in the world of European lesBian entertainment. We’ll keep you up-to-date on all the latest events and movie releases, what’s been happening in TV land and who did what to whom.

Events:

TV-land:

Magazines:

A new Norwegian TV series

Quarterly journal Multitudes

Germany

called Koselig med peis (Cosy

dedicates its latest issue to

The Teddy Awards, the annual

with Fireplace), which will debut

militant lesBians. According

queer film prize in Germany, are

on NRK1 this month, is set to

to the magazine they’re women

having their 25th anniversary on

feature a lesbian couple. Or

who engage in “lesbian and

February 18. If you want to be there

more precisely, one of the main

feminist activism”. Interested?

for the special occasion, get your

characters’ mother has a new

Find out more at

tickets at teddyaward.tv.

girlfriend.

multitudes.samizdat.net.

TV-land:

Books:

Good news for all you Lip

Over at German queer book

Service fans out there: the BBC

publishers Querverlag, last

have announced that the Scottish

month they featured Karen-

lesBian drama series will return

Susan Fessel as Author of

This year, the annual GAYVENTION

for a second season. Series writer

the Month, whose latest novel

– a huge fair for all things gay – will

and creator Harriet Braun is

has just been released. The

not only be held in Hamburg, but

excited about being able to take

novel is entitled Leise Töne

also in Munich. This will take place

the characters forward and she

(Soft Sounds), and sounds

on March 12 and 13, and you can

promises us “some great twists,

like a rather heavy storyline

get all the details at gayvention.de.

turns and surprises” for next

about music and problems.

season.

Go to querverlag.de for more

More names have been announced

information.

for the line-up of this year’s L-Beach women’s music festival in Germany

Music:

(taking place from April 8 through 10). These include British singer Laura

Steel,

German

all-female

band More Than Les and Canadian rock band Hunter Valentine. In Image copyright by Rachel Joseph

addition to music, there will also be a poetry slam this time. You can find details and order tickets at l-beach. com.

The Netherlands The dates for the Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

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Heather Peace, who you know best from her role as Sam on Lip Service,

(Roze Filmdagen) have been set;

has released an album entitled This Is Me, which is available through her

the festival will take place March

website. You can also still catch her live across the UK, for exact dates and

10 through 20, 2011. Check out

venues check out the same website at heatherpeace.com.

rozefilmdagen.nl for more info.

We Are Everywhere Events:

Books:

Austria The 14th Vienna Rainbow Ball (Wiener Regenbogen Ball) is taking place in Vienna on February 12. If you enjoy dressing up and dancing formally with your partner, this might be the event for you. Find out more at hosiwien.at/regenbogenball.

UK The dates for this year’s BFI London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival have been announced.

The event will take place from March 31 until April 6. It’s going to be the 25th edition, so look out for something special. The festival’s official site can be found at bfi.org.uk/llgff.

The GOGO Festival (that was formerly known as Lez Go Camping) will have an impressive line-up this year, including Uh Huh Her, BETTY and eurOut’s favourite Greymatter. The event will take place June 17 until 20 in Kent. Find out more at gogofestival. com.

Movies: Sweden A new Swedish movie entitled Kyss mig (Kiss Me) premiered at the Stockholm Film Festival last month, but the general release won’t be until August of this year. The movie tells the story of two girls who fall in love, but then find out they are going to be stepsisters. Seriously?

UK Sam Fox will be starring as herself in “a sexy ‘coming of age’ British rock-band drama”, called Banned Girls.

It’s a story of six young women brought together by a passion for music. Though not explicitly lesBian (not that we know of, anyway), one of the photos from the pilot does look promising, so we’ll definitely keep an eye on this title.

Malinda Lo’s second novel Huntress – the prequal/ companion novel to Ash - will be released in the UK in May of this year. No plans for other European countries just yet, but we’ll keep you informed.

Music: Skunk Anansie will be touring across most of Western Europe in February and so are K’s Choice, whose tour will continue until March. In addition, you can check out Steffi List in Germany in April. Want details? skunkanansie.net || kschoice.be || steffi-list.de.

France This month will see the DVD release of French movie Crime d’amour, a movie about two women who turn to crime and result to “perverse seduction and domination”.

Luckily with each other, but it still sounds scary.

Discover more entertainment news at:

eurOut.org

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2010 in LGBT Model Politics:Jessica Looking Back and Forward Out Fashion Clark: Beauty & Brains Looking back on 2010 is quite a difficult affair, especially when focusing on politics and LGBT rights. You might remember that a lot of agonizing news made the headlines, often muting out those that will have a positive impact in the long run. That’s why we’ve chosen to focus on the positive that the past year has brought us when it comes to LGBT rights in politics. By: Maxime I will be among the first to admit

terms. Registered partnership can be

Constitutional Court to verify possible

that I’ve come to ignoring headlines

found in the German speaking countries.

breaches of the constitution by this

like ‘politician [xy] suggests [pro LGBT]

The term ‘civil union’ has been formed

legislation. It will be difficult for the

legislation’. The appropriate term in my

by the English speaking countries and

opposition to make changes should they

native language is ‘producing warm air’,

applies to the UK and Ireland. While the

be elected in the near future.

and you can compare it with promises of

UK civil union allows almost the same

a lesBian lead in any TV show or rumors

rights as traditional marriage, this does

Albania

on the iPhone 5… except that politics

not apply to other countries.

anti-discrimination

are even slower and not every politician

adopted

an

all-inclusive

law,

specifically

mentioning the ban of discrimination

who speaks to the press and is pro-LGBT

PACS

on grounds of sexual discrimination and

rights has an impact on the process of

France was the first country to introduce

gender identity. This law pretty much

legislation making. So let’s focus on a

a ‘PACS’, which is similar rights to civil

matches

selection of good things that happened

unions/registered partnerships, with the

resolution, whose adoption countries

in 2010 and will continue to have an

big exception that a PACS is open to

like Germany still refuse.

impact, and what changes have been

straight couples too.

the

EU

anti-discrimination

Iceland opened marriage for same-

made for 2011.

Gay adoption

sex couples with a gender neutral law.

Before I do, though, I will start with a

Each time I write ‘gay adoption’ I have to

general explication of terms we have all

think for myself of how confusing this is.

Montenegro fulfilled EU membership

grown accustomed to use:

What ‘gay adoption’ really stands for is

requirements and protects LGBT people

the right for same-sex couples to adopt

from discrimination. It was awarded

children. Some countries have come to a

candidate status to the EU.

Gay

marriage/gender

neutral

marriage

halfhearted ruling which allows adoption

The big difference between these terms

if one of the couple is the biological

The European Court of Human Rights

is actually the legislation behind it. It is

parent (like the stepchild adoption in

(ECHR) ruled in October that Russia

called ‘gender neutral marriage’ when

Germany) and some countries allow

violated

the same laws apply to married same-

adoption for same-sex couples (like

Moscow Pride.

sex couples and straight couples. When

Belgium), while other countries plain

we speak of ‘gay marriage’, this most

out refuse adoption for any other than

The US military’s policy Don’t Ask,

often means that same-sex couples

heterosexual,

Don’t Tell (DADT) was finally repealed.

still don’t have the same rights as

France).

married

couples

(e.g.

The

heterosexual couples, most often on the topic of child adoption. As we now

What happened in 2010?

human

eurOut

rights

team

by

was

banning

proud

to

participate in two major events this

count eleven countries that allow ‘gay

year: the Gay Games Cologne and

marriage’, the number of countries

Civil unions became legal in Austria as

ILGA-Europe’s annual conference. Read

with ‘gender neutral marriages’ is less,

of January 1st, 2010.

our coverage of those events at bit.ly/

among them the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

eurout-gaymes and bit.ly/eurout-ilga.

Portugal opened marriage towards same-sex couples and as the President

Civil union/registered partnerships

did

There is no real difference between these

including sending paragraphs to the

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everything

to

stall

ratification,

What to expect of 2011?

Despite their promises, Liechtenstein has still not legalized same-sex unions in 2010; they came as far as a first reading this December. Politicians don’t see the problem; the first reading was approved by all members of the parliament but it is the Church that’s running a campaign against it.

February 2011: LGBT History Month in the UK, which focuses on sports this time. Check out lgbthistorymonth.org. uk for details.

International (IWD)

will

Women’s celebrate

its

Day 100th

birthday on March 8. Find out more at internationalwomensday.com.

Several kiss-ins have been planned for

Valentine’s

Day.

Visit

kiss-in.

blogspot.com for an overview.

IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia, to be committed on May 17th, will run this year under the motto: ‘Same-sex Couple: A Story of Love’.

Go to homophobiaday.org for more information.

The EuroGames 2011 will be hosted

by Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and will take place from July 20 to 24, while EuroPride 2011 will take place in Rome, Italy, from June 2 through 12.

The official websites for these events can be found at eurogames2011.eu and europrideroma.eu.

The ‘Equal = Love’ campaign from the UK is now ready for the next step, as all eight requests for either civil union or

The ‘Love Does Not Exclude’ campaign all new. all european. all lesbian.

from Poland wants legal recognition all new. all european. all lesbian.

of same-sex couples and started with a poster campaign which is showing

Image copyright by Maxime

marriage have been rejected.

happy same-sex couples.

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Lists Are Hot: 10 Songs by European LesBians After many months of movies, TV and web series-related Lists Are Hot columns, Natazzz thought it was time to devote one to music again. She selected 10 songs for you by European lesBians that she thought you might like. These are not supposed to be the best songs out there and they also do not represent all of her favourites. They are simply a selection of songs from 2010 and a number from previous years, all by queer female singers from By: Natazzz Europe.

1. Skunk Anansie – Secretly (UK,

about is the video. The video is certainly

accompanying it is the cutest video I

1999)

not safe to watch at work and features

have seen in a long time.

the girls of Elektra showing us they I have always been a big Skunk Anansie

don’t do boys by making out with girls.

6. Nina Ramsby – Desire To Be Free

fan, as well as of Skin’s solo stuff. I love

A lot. I can’t quite decide whether it’s

(Sweden, 2009)

the way Skunk Anansie’s music sounds,

cool or just a bit much. In any case,

especially when heard live. They usually

this song (and especially the video) was

Nina Ramsby is a Swedish musician

also have songs with good lyrics and

pretty popular this year, and in case you

with quite a diverse repertoire. Last

interesting accompanying music videos.

missed all the fuss, do check it out for

year, one of her songs I Wanna Run

Secretly is one of my favourite songs,

yourself.

was used for the great advertisement

that captures all the reasons why I am

for the event about heteronormality for

a fan. The music video features two

4. Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain

Stockholm Pride. This was followed by

boys kissing, which not surprisingly, was

(UK, 1997)

the release of a totally different song:

censored by a few TV stations when it

Ramsby collaborated with Embee, who It’s been thirteen years since Kiss The

is a famous Scandinavian producer,

Rain by Billie Myers was first released,

and sang the vocals of the dance track

2. Sharron Levy – What Do You

but it still remains a very popular tune.

Desire To Be Free.

Want From Me (UK, 2010)

I guess it’s true that good songs are

came out.

timeless. Kiss The Rain is one of the

7. Wallis Bird – To My Bones

Sharron Levy is an upcoming British

songs I currently have on my iPod, and I

(Ireland, 2009)

singer, who eurOut had the pleasure to

still enjoy listening to it as much as I did

interview at the Gay Games this summer.

when it first came out. Of course, Myers

To My Bones is the fun and upbeat song

Levy is not only a great singer, she also

has released many other great songs

from Irish singer/songwriter Wallis Bird,

has a nice and diverse music taste. The

since then, but I guess Kiss The Rain will

who we told you about a while back.

latter especially comes through in the

always remain my favourite. Check out

To sum up, she’s young, she’s Irish

wide range of covers she performs. A

the vlogs Billie did for us at bit.ly/eurout-

and she’s a great singer. To My Bones

great example is her acoustic rendition

unscripted.

is a single from Bird’s second album

of Adam Lambert’s What Do You Want

New Boots, which is available in most

From Me? I definitely prefer this version

5. K’s Choice – Come Live The Life

European countries in both record stores

over Lambert’s. Read our interview

(Belgium, 2010)

as well as from iTunes.

I’ve always been a fan of K’s Choice,

8. Laura Steel – Feedback (UK,

as well as of Sarah Bettens’s solo stuff,

2010)

with Sharron at bit.ly/eurout-interviewsharronlevy.

3. Elektra – I Don’t Do Boys

so I was really excited when I heard K’s

(Iceland, 2010)

Choice had reformed and released a new

Feedback is the latest single and music

album. Come Live The Life was the first

video from British singer Laura Steel.

The song I Don’t Do Boys by Icelandic

single from their latest album, and it’s

We already alerted you to this upcoming

all-girl band Elektra is a nice pop song

a nice, catchy song with some powerful

singer on eurOut a while back. Steel’s

and quite catchy, but what it’s really

lyrics. Not only that, but the video

music is the kind of dancy pop stuff that

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tends to give me a headache, so not surprisingly, I’m not very impressed by the music qualities of Feedback.

9. More Than Les - Statement (Germany, 2010) More Than Les are a new German allfemale band that released their first song and video entitled Statement last summer. The song is rather catchy, although not really my cup of tea.

What I think is very cool about the

3

accompanying video is that everything about it is SO gay. More Than Les are a band of lesbians who sing about what it’s like to be a lesbian. If we have to believe

their

lyrics,

this

apparently

means everybody is dating/sleeping with everyone else.

2

4 5

10. Alex Parks – Maybe That’s What It Takes (UK, 2003) For my final pick, I wanted to take you back to the early 2000s when upcoming singer Alex Parks blew everyone away when she appeared on UK talent show Fame Academy (a show like Idols and all new. all european. all lesbian.

all new. all european. all lesbian.

X Factor, only fun and with talented singers). The first song Parks released was Maybe That’s What It Takes from the 2003 album Introduction.

8

7

6 10 9

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Lesbian Life: Pets It’s a terrible cliché: every lesBian owns at least one pet as a placeholder for difficult-to-have kids. But, as we all know, every cliché has a base in truth. This edition of Lesbian Life is dedicated to everyone’s favorite topic: pets. By:Anna McFaith Last night I felt a little gloomy. There

something to do and they’re always

As far as stereotypes go, I guess being

was nothing on television, I had too

there for you when you need them.

an animal lover is one of the least

much to do and no motivation to do it

Besides, some babies can be called

terrible ones. It’s probably the reason

and my head hurt. I was wrapped in a

‘sweet’

why at least half of the women on all

blanket on the couch being too hot and

puppies have never failed to illicit a

too cold all at once and I was miserable,

tender

all alone, seeing as my girlfriend had to

audience. Heck; even babies from funny

work.

water creatures can be adorable!

But just when I started feeling sorry for

Animals cheer us up. Who has not

myself, Samber, our house cat, came in,

spent hours looking at websites with

took a good look at me and trotted over.

funny pictures and videos of cats or

He jumped up on my belly, walked up

dogs when it’s raining outside and there

to my chest, meowed softly and settled

is nothing on TV? Even if the LOLSpeech

down, fast asleep within only a couple of

in the captions makes your skin itch, the

minutes of scratching on my part. I felt

animals are adorable!

at

best,

‘awww’

while

from

kittens

their

all new. all european. all lesbian.

and

Maltese puppy image copyright yasmapaz via Wikipedia

love

for

animals

is

not

I took a good look at the history books

necessarily a lesbian thing, it’s one of

and it turns out the Romans already had

the things associated with us. LesBians

pets and the Chinese held goldfish in

have cats. Or dogs. Or both. Loads of

bowls in the fourteenth century. While

them, preferably.

I’ve never felt the same love for my fish as for my cats, I can imagine the need

I’m not sure how much truth is in this

to share love with something else alive

particular stereotype, but I have to

— even if it is cold and slimy.

admit that I have yet to meet a lesBian who doesn’t have or didn’t want any

Why

do

not

pets. I’m not immune to the stereotype

just as lesbians — love our animals

either; my girlfriend wants a dog and I

so?

lovely

will only allow it if I get a cat in return.

they

How we’re going to pull that

Well,

we, they

companions, give

as

humans

make

—

u

s

off, I’m still not sure.

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animal rescue programs are gay.

attentive

better at once.

While

all new. all european. all lesbian.

Further Reading: History of pets: bit.ly/library-pets DIVA Magazine Barking Mad: Do Lesbians Pamper Their Pets? bit.ly/diva-pets Gay pet-friendly community: gaypeoplewithpets. co.uk About.com’s photo galleries of lesBians with their pets: bit.ly/about-lesbianspets

Long-Distance Relationships Love them or loathe them, it seems to be equally as stereotypical of us lesBians to embark on a long-distance relationship, as it is for us to U-Haul on the second date. So, why is it that we seem to be drawn to these relationships? Do they work? What are the good, the bad, and the ugly of being in these kinds of relationships? Ley tries to shed some light on this subject by sharing with you some of her own experiences. By: Ley

Image copyright Lesley Bingham Photography

Through our deep fascination and

partner/wife, until they come back and

I have no problem at all with the person

love of TV shows, web series and even

drama ensues.

moving to be with their other half, in

fan fiction for many of us, we always

fact, I wholly support it. The only issue I

want to create the ideal situation for the

It always seems to show long-distance

have is that these shows rarely show the

characters that we love seeing together

relationships as being impossible to

couple making the distance work, and

most. We take great care in making sure

make work; one will always be unfaithful

all the effort they put in to keep their

that they are together regularly and wait

leaving the other oblivious, and it almost

relationship working while apart.

with bated breath for them to settle

always ends in the couple splitting up

down and live happily ever after… all the

eventually. However, there are those

They don’t show the weeks on end of

while knowing only too well that it won’t

rare occasions where the one at home

the longing for the simplest of things

be for long until the writers change the

moves to the other side of the world to

most couples take for granted. They

script and send one of the characters to

make it work. Happy days!

don’t show the character sometimes

the other side of the world for work or

crying themselves to sleep at night due

another reason, meaning that our most

More

often

loved couple will have to endure what

character

than

the

to the gaping hole in their chest that

their

aches with the part of their partner that

many of us deal with on a daily basis: a

other half it’s for one of two reasons:

makes them feel whole when they’re

long-distance relationship.

they don’t know if they can make the

together. They don’t show the struggles

distance work, so they move for fear

of them being around their happy friend

For most in the land of TV and web

of it ending while apart; or they move

couples and feeling torn between joy for

series though, it too often focuses on the

to make it work having been unfaithful

their friends being so happy, but slight

negative side of them, having the one

while apart and have to work to build

envy to their friends getting to spend so

left at home being unfaithful (often with

the trust back with their partner.

much time with their other half.

moves

to

not, be

when with

a guy) and hiding it from their girlfriend/

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Long-Distance Relationships As terrible and torturous as all of

Neither my ex nor I were out to our

first, but as a couple we are far closer

those things sound, there are equally

families, but she lived away from home

than anything I have ever experienced.

many good things about a long-distance

which made it easier on us both to try

We make regular trips back and forth to

relationship that are never shown in

to make the relationship work. As she

make sure that we put equal effort in to

these shows either. They don’t show

had her own place with some friends, it

making sure this works.

the simple things that make the couple

made sense for me to travel through to

happy when together, for instance,

see her rather than her to visit me as

When apart we talk honestly about

cooking a meal together. The most likely

I stayed with my parents and it would

what we miss most (usually just being

reason being that it seems too boring

cause too many questions having her

in each other’s space, curled up on

and mundane for these shows and too

visit and stay regularly.

the couch watching a movie, going

‘everyday’ for it to be something that

shopping, all the things most couples

couples look forward to. Likewise, they

To make the relationship work we

take for granted), what we’re looking

don’t show the couple curling up on

relied heavily on technology to stay

forward to about being together, and

the couch together watching a movie

in touch while apart, as I think every

the occasional planning of our future

and just relaxing, most likely for similar

long-distance relationship now does.

when we need a pick-me-up. When one

reasons as I’ve just mentioned.

We would text all the time, Skype, MSN,

of us is finding the distance hard, the

use Bebo and Facebook. Because of

other puts on a brave and happy face to

When it comes to my own experience,

this, it had an extremely hard backlash:

cheer the other up and reassure them.

I have two very different ones to tell you

it meant that we spent a lot of time on

Although, sometimes you find yourself

about. My first experience was that with

our computers and phones, and not as

falling asleep hugging your pillow, in

my first girlfriend. For many reasons a

much time with our families and flat

the hope that when you wake in the

long-distance relationship was probably

mates as we should have done. In the

morning it’ll be your girl in your arms

best and the most understandable kind

end we couldn’t make the relationship

instead.

at that time in my life: I wasn’t out to

work, and the distance got the better

my parents, so it meant I could keep

of us.

different parts of my life separated until

Many

people

won’t

consider

a

long-distance relationship, and I can Which brings me to my current

understand why. There are many pros

was possibly the best and worst reason,

relationship, and my future. The distance

and cons to being in one:

which also contributed to our split.

between us is farther than that of my

Image copyright Saskia Joreen

I was ready to mix them myself. This

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Long-Distance Relationships Pros:

I don’t know why we lesBians tend to

relationship feels differently about them.

be drawn to these relationships, perhaps

I am not for one second assuming that

• You appreciate the time you get

it’s something to do with not having to

they all feel the same way I do, or that

together far more than if you were to

be out to everyone for them to work.

they put in every ounce of effort they

see each other every other day.

Coming out is a huge deal and one of the

can manage but just can’t manage to

first questions is usually: are you sure?

make it work. Everyone has their own

• All the little things become the most

On occasion these relationships can help

story, but this is mine.

important and your priorities change to

decide that for you, and you don’t run

become far better than they have been

into your ex in the supermarket either.

before.

So for those shallow reasons maybe it

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all new. all european. all lesbian.

suits some people.

Cons: For me though, the distance was • When you feel terrible and miss her

never a factor when deciding to start

more than anything in the world, you

the relationship or not, it was simply

can’t pop round to her apartment and

that the person I liked stayed there.

be enveloped in her arms so that you

It was merely inconvenient that the

can breathe and feel whole again.

distance was there at all. And now, I’m going to be the one moving. Not having

• When you get fantastic news and

been unfaithful, but having made the

she’s the first one you want to tell, you

relationship work while apart to such a

have to do it over the phone instead of

stage that we know we will last when

in person where hot kisses will follow in

living closer, and eventually together.

celebration.

We’ve made it through so much and know that we can last. Obstacles are put

Sure, there’s only a couple in each here

in your way to see if what you want is

and there are undoubtedly hundreds

really worth fighting for.

more for each, but these are the ones that I feel affect me most.

Every

person

in

a

long-distance

Further Reading: Tips for lesbian longdistance relationships from About.com: bit.ly/aboutcomlongdistance Even more tips (though not specific to lesBians): missyourmate.com

Image copyright Lesley Bingham Photography

all new. all european. all lesbian. all new. all european. all lesbian.

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The Lesbian News Stack

By: Maxime

Another fresh pile of political news with a focus on European LGBT content.

Germany Once again a politician of the

The

Defense

According to a long-term study

FDP had the possibility to set a sign

decided in favor of treating registered

that just released current figures,

by having to decide on an unequal

partnership equal to marriage. In

xenophobia

treatment for lesBians but Philipp

this specific case a lesBian soldier

minorities and the poor is on the rise in

Rösler, Minister of Health, chose to

had requested an advance on salary,

Germany. For once this does not apply

state on the question of why lesBians

which is a right of straight soldiers

to homophobia, while the reasons for

in a civil union are treated as single

when marrying or divorcing, to be

this are already homophobic itself

and are thus prohibited from access

able to cover upcoming costs.

– the successful don’t view LGBT

Department

of

to IVF that he is “not responsible for

or

hostility

towards

persons as competitors.

removing unequal treatment”.

Spain

20

News from Spain almost seems

monument in remembrance of LGBTs

against same-sex marriage held by

to come from opposite directions.

who

Catholics in Madrid received blessings

While Barcelona will finally get the

repressed throughout history, a rally

have

been

persecuted

and

by the Pope via video message.

The Lesbian News Stack Lithuania:

Belgium: LGBT

organization

çavaria

Lithuania’s

Germany:

parliament

A

White

Paper

released

in

for

(Seimas) was supposed to have

November last year points out that

this year’s pro- and anti-LGBT

its final vote in December 2010

homophobic bullying is on the rise

emancipation award. Nominees

on the latest addition to their

at schools and nowadays already

for

time

two-thirds of lesbians, gays and

the

bisexuals are subjected to bullying

being the first South American

public display of homosexuality,

based on their sexuality. Education

country

i.e.

holding

Secretary Michael Gove said that

marriage; the parents of So You

hands. We don’t know if this is

the government will work together

Think You Can Dance participant

a coincidence, but first President

with gay and anti-bullying charities

Stefano, for supporting their gay

Dalia

in the fight against homophobic

son and for calling upon parents

the

Parliament,

of gay children to follow suit;

the

continuous

Patrick Reyntiens for giving the

homophobic

the

Detailed figures for hate crimes

anonymous HIV positive gay man

country a bad reputation, after

have been published for the first

a face. Nominees for the anti-

which we learned that voting had

time, the goal is to encourage

award are the Belgian government

been suspended until spring.

victims to come forward. A total of

announced

the

the

nominees

pro-award

Parliament

of

to

are

the

homophobic

Argentina

for

banning

legalize

same-sex

laws,

and

this

criminalizing

same-sex

couples

Grybauskaite

criticized

saying discussion

laws

gives

that

52,028 hate crimes were reported in

because the outgoing government did not leave a recommendation which

juridical

gaps

role in the hostile climate for gays in Uganda; Belgian archbishop André-Joseph

Leonard

for

his

homophobia.

As figures and reports about homophobia come from the bigger cities like Amsterdam and Utrecht

Northern Ireland and Wales, with

The French Senate adopted a modification of the Code Civile (Civil Code), according to which the surviving partner of a couple pacsé

The Netherlands:

2009 for the territories of England,

France:

needed

attention; David Bahati for his

(couple

in

registered

partnership) would be mentioned on the death certificate. The amendment approved

still by

has the

to

be

National

Assembly.

the 26th of January. The debate is titled: The Dutch paradox - Sexual nationalism society.

in

a

multicultural

disability:

Author Jeanette Winterson said in an interview that she withdraws her support for Nick Clegg (Liberals) and that what the UK really needs is a new political party; she would

a public gathering”, which took place during this year’s Pride parade. He will face up to twelve years in prison.

Poland:

is organized by the Amsterdam Sexuality and will take place on

2,083;

1,402; transgender: 312.

The leader of Serbia’s far right was found guilty of “committing violent acts at

to criticize and exclude migrants Research Center for Gender and

religion/faith:

Serbia:

the province of Overijssel, which

is used by (right-wing) politicians

43,426; sexual orientation: 4,805;

organization.

about homophobic violence for

A debate on how sexual tolerance

the following classification: race:

even be ready to get involved in its

mostly, COC announced research

is in the east of the Netherlands.

bullying.

of

Switzerland: change

French speaking cantons Vaud and

anything on a national level, we

Geneva launched the first campaign

were happy to learn that the first

of

openly gay official was elected to

bullying at Swiss schools.

While

this

won’t

the city council of Warsaw.

its

kind

to

fight

homophobic

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Where Are We on TV? ‘Where Are We on TV?’ lists what to look out for in Europe when it comes to TV series with a lesBian storyline, lesBian characters, or just specific TV programs about lesBians. E-mail your lesBian TV tips to editor@eurout.org. interested, but allows him to keep

Belgium

working at her office if he puts his

Thuis:

feelings for her aside. David remains

Mon-Fri at 20:10 on één.

Ann

is

worried

that

Sandrine’s

biological mother will get too attached to the child. They end up with some sort of shared custody agreement between Ann and Sandrine’s biological parents, Peggy and Tom.

Finland Kotikatu:

Thu-Fri at 20:00 on YLE TV1.

hopeful, but to his disappointment she meets a new attractive lawyer named Clara Coste. Vincent and David are afraid Clara is using her lesbian seducting skills on Céline to win the lawsuit against Vincent, whom Céline

a mother in a previous relationship, doesn’t

want

to

have

any

more

children of her own. Krisse decides to be the one to become pregnant and the pair take a big step towards fulfilling their wish.

Salatut Elämät:

Koselig med peis: Mondays at 21:30 on NRK1.

6-part series in which one of the main characters’ mothers has a girlfriend.

Slovakia Panelák:

defends. David steals some important

Airs Mon-Fri at 20:15 on TV JOJ.

case files to make Clara lose the case,

Lucia panics because her daughter is

which Clara accuses Céline of. Clara

kidnapped by the child’s dad. The girl

apologizes to Céline after David comes

is retrieved later, but her dad keeps

clean.

causing trouble.

Germany

UK

Mon-Fri at 18.00 on ARD

Mon, Thu & Fri at 19:30/20:30 on ITV.

Miriam agrees to accompany Rebecca

While Kevin and Sally continue to fight

to a wedding. Rebecca announces

about his affair and baby with Molly,

to the press at the wedding that she

Sophian take their relationship to the

and Miriam are together, but then

next level. Read full, weekly recaps at

Miriam comes forward and says what

bit.ly/eurout-corrie.

Krisse wants to have a baby with Laura. But Laura, who already became

Norway

Verbotene Liebe:

Coronation Street:

Rebecca also thought all along: they

Mon-Fri at 19:30 on MTV3.

After an ultrasound, Heli is forced to terminate her pregnancy because of complications. To deal with this grief, she packs her bags and leaves to a destination unknown.

had a wonderful time together, but

Pobol y Cwm:

what connects them is a platonic

Mon-Fri at 20:00 on BBC Wales.

friendship, and not romantic love.

Gwyneth and Yvonne look forward to

Rebecca wonders sadly if she’ll ever

a bright future as a newly married

be able to have a happy relationship

couple.

with

anyone.

Unfortunately

these

developments seem to end this lesbian

France

storyline. Read full recaps at bit.ly/

Plus belle la vie:

eurout-miribecca.

Mon-Fri at 20:10 on France3.

Céline’s

relationship

with

Myriam

ends when the latter is killed by her partner-in-crime. This leaves Céline devastated. She throws herself at work during the holidays to forget about her sadness. Her employee, David, develops feelings for her. He does all kinds of things to screw up her (supposed) love life. Céline confronts David about it and tells him she’s not

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The Netherlands Uit de Kast:

Wed Jan. 26 at 21:15 on Nederland 3 Dutch show in which gay and lesbian youth are followed during their coming out. This episode is the only one featuring a lesBian. Carlijn is a 22-yearold teacher who is out to some people,

Carlijn

but not to her parents and brother yet.

On ‘Uit de Kast’

A List of Helpful LGBT Organizations per Country European

Finland

Lithuania

Slovenia

Egalite

SETA

Lithuanian Gay League

DIH www.dih.si

www.egalite-online.eu

www.seta.fi

www.lgl.lt/indexe.php

SkuC-LL

France

Malta

Association de Médecins

Malta Gay Rights Move-

Spain

Gais. www.medecins-gays.

ment

Federación

com/femmes-entre-elles

www.maltagayrights.net

Lesbianas,

LGBT Network www.lgbtnetwork.eu IGLYO www.iglyo.com ILGA Europe www.ilga-europe.org Austria Rechtskomitee Lambda (RKL) www.rklambda.at/e/

SOS Homophobie www.sos-homophobie.org

Moldova

Georgia

www.gay.md/rus

Inclusive Foundation

GenderDoc-M

index.htm

www.inclusive-foundation.org

The Netherlands

Belgium

Greece

www.coc.nl

Greek Sapphites

Outway

www.sapphogr.net

www.outway.nl

Çavaria www.cavaria.be Wel Jong Niet Hetero www.weljongniethetero.be

Greek Lesbian

COC Nederland

www.lesbian.gr

Norway

Germany

ciation for Lesbian and

www.pride.by

Lesbian and Gay Fede-

Gay Liberation

ration in Germany

www.llh.no

Bosnia and Herzegovina

http://typo3.lsvd.

Queer Bosnia and Herze-

de/229.0.html

Poland

Hungary

phobia

Belarus TEMA information center

govina. www.queer.ba/en

Labrisz

Bulgaria Bulgarian

Gay

Organi-

sation Gemini

Lesbian

Norwegian National Asso

Campaign Against HomoAsso-

ciation www.labrisz.hu

http://world.kph.org.pl Lambda Warsaw www.lambdawarszawa.org

www.bgogemini.org/eng

Iceland Samtökin ‘78

Portugal

Croatia

www.samtokin78.is

ILGA Portugal

Kontra www.kontra.hr/cms LORI

Ireland Gay & Lesbian Equality

www.lori.hr

Network www.glen.ie

Czech Republic

Italy

Gay and Lesbian League

Arcigay

www.ilga-portugal.pt Opus Gay www.opusgay.org Romania ACCEPT http://accept-romania.ro

www.mujvztah.cz

www.arcigay.it GlobaLES

Russia

Denmark

www.globa-les.com

Krilija

Danish National Association for Gays and Les-

Kosovo

www.krilija.sp.ru

QESh

Serbia

www.lbl.dk

http://qesh.org

QueerBeograd

Estonia

Latvia

bians

Estonian Gay Youth www.egn.ee

www.ljudmila.org/lesbo

Estatal Gays,

sexuales

y

de

Tran-

Bisexuales

www.felgtb.org Confederación

Española

de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales www.colegaweb.org Sweden Swedish Federation for Lesbian,

Gay,

Bisexual

and Transgender Rights www.rfsl.se HomO www.homo.se Switzerland Pink Cross www.pinkcross.ch INFOBI www.infobi.net Turkey KAOS GL www.kaosgl.com LEGATO www.unilegato.org Ukraine Nash Mir www.gay.org.ua United Kingdom Stonewall http://sites.stonewallcommunities.org Queer Youth www.queeryouth.org.uk

www.queerbeograd.org

Mozaika

Slovakia

www2.mozaika.lv

Altera www.altera.sk

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